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Subject: Re: Do you think that Shredder 8 can beat GM Smirin now ?

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 04:51:19 06/20/04

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On June 20, 2004 at 06:25:17, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On June 20, 2004 at 05:51:29, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>In two Years Shredder has improved a lot, but can GM Smirin still beat Shredder
>>8 using the same hardware or one twiece stronger ? If you analyze this game with
>>Shredder 8 you will notice the difference in playing style and also Shredder8.
>>The question is are Programs really 2700 when paired against
>>experienced human players like GM Smirin Van Wely?
>
>Well, yes but they must play the best opening lines.
>The "commercial versions" are commercial and so made for the majority of people
>and must include a lot of alternatives. Most of them a weak. Against a very
>strong player to play them is quite dangerous.
>See below how it could have been otherwise.
>
>>

And against GM Gulko Shredder had a bad Opening? Why Hiarcs8 and Fritz 7
performed Okay?

[Event "Boris Gulko Vs. Maquinas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.03.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Shredder 6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Boris Gulko"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[Source "Hernández"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.27"]

1. Nf3 {4} 1... d5 {0} 2. c4 {2} 2... e6 {0} 3. b3 {2} 3... Nf6 {0} 4. g3 {3}
4... Be7 {0} 5. Bg2 {2} 5... O-O {0} 6. O-O {2} 6... b6 {0} 7. Bb2 {7} 7... Bb7
{0} 8. e3 {5} 8... c5 {0} 9. Nc3 {6} 9... dxc4 {
Shredder estaba mejor preparado en la apertura que Fritz.} 10. bxc4 {2} 10...
Nc6 {0} 11. Qe2 {10} 11... Qc7 {0} 12. d3 {24} 12... a6 {0} 13. Rab1 {7} 13...
Rab8 {Esta posicion es conocida desde el match Korchnoi-Spasski, hace un
varios anos. Las negras tienen que preparar b5.} 14. Ba1 {15} 14... Na7 {0} 15.
Rfd1 {
Ahora las negras han salido de su libro de aperturas y empiezan a calcular.}
15... Rbd8 {Las negras no entienden el plan. Tienen que preparar b6-b5.} 16.
Qb2 {371} ({Contra oponentes humanos la mejor jugada seria} 16. d4 {
pero la estructura resultante es demasiado clara.}) 16... Nc8 {2} 17. a4 {11}
17... Bc6 {165} 18. Ng5 {152} 18... Bxg2 {8} 19. Kxg2 {4} 19... Qc6+ {80} 20.
Kg1 {51} 20... Nd7 {89} 21. f4 {
No esta claro si las blancas estan mejor, pero tengo opciones.} ({
Las negras provocaron} 21. Nd5 f6 22. Nxe7+ Nxe7 {
y mi alfil de a1 esta en el paro.}) 21... Bxg5 {21} 22. fxg5 {3} 22... Qf3 {115
} ({Tras} 22... Ne5 23. Ne4 {mi ataque es peligroso}) 23. Qe2 {239} ({
Poco claro era} 23. Nd5 f6 24. Rf1 Qg4 25. Nc7 Qxg5 26. Qe2 Kf7 27. a5 {
con ataque, pero yo queria jugar con menos complicaciones.}) 23... Ne5 {65} 24.
Qxf3 {83} 24... Nxf3+ {0} 25. Kf2 {16} ({No es bueno} 25. Kg2 {porque} 25...
Ne5 {y las negras estan bien.}) 25... Nxh2 {38} 26. a5 {Ahora las negras
pierden el peon y creo que las blancas estan mejor. Vi esta jugada cuando
calculaba 23.De2 y 23.Cd5} 26... Ng4+ {151} 27. Ke2 {22} 27... bxa5 {110} 28.
Na4 {Ahora me gusta mi posicion} (28. Ne4 {es lo mismo.}) 28... Ne7 {55} 29.
Nxc5 {20} 29... Rc8 {93} 30. Na4 {204} 30... e5 {67} 31. Nb6 {317} 31... Rcd8 {
124} 32. Rf1 {98} 32... Rfe8 {Creo que esta es una mala jugada} ({
Las negras tenian que intentar} 32... f6) 33. Bc3 {42} 33... Rd6 {23} 34. Bxa5
{41} 34... Rg6 {60} 35. Nd5 {Ahora la ventaja de las blancas es grande} 35...
Nxd5 {29} (35... Nc6 36. Bd2 ({Quiza hubiera sido incluso mejor} 36. Bc3) 36...
Rxg5 37. Rb7 f5 38. Rc7 {Aqui las negras tienen grandes problemas}) 36. cxd5 {4
} 36... e4 {Esta posicion quizas ya es perdedora} (36... Rxg5 37. d6 $18 {
y el peon corona. Las negras necesitan la casilla e5 para su caballo.}) 37.
dxe4 {33} 37... Rxg5 {3} 38. Bc7 {260} 38... Rh5 {26} 39. Kd3 {215} 39... f6 {0
} (39... Nf6 40. Rxf6 gxf6 41. d6 $18) (39... Rh2 40. e5 Nf2+ 41. Rxf2 Rxf2 42.
d6 $18) 40. Rb7 {170} 40... Rh2 {40} 41. Rf4 {36} 41... Ne5+ {49} 42. Bxe5 {5}
42... Rxe5 {5} 43. d6 {65} 43... Re8 {27} 44. e5 {24} 44... fxe5 {88} ({
Ahora si} 44... Rd8 45. e6 Rxd6+ 46. Rd4 Rxd4+ 47. exd4 {
serria divertido. Es el fin.}) 45. Rff7 {
Estaba contento por poder penetrar con ambas torres} 45... e4+ {133} 46. Kc4 {
145} 46... Rd8 {2} 47. Rxg7+ {23} 47... Kh8 {0} 48. Rge7 {171} 48... Kg8 {41}
49. Rg7+ {35} 49... Kh8 {45} 50. Rgd7 {4} 50... Rxd7 {67} 51. Rxd7 {
Las negras estaban perdidas en cualquier caso, pero ahora es mas facil.} 51...
Kg8 {88} 52. Kd5 {59} 52... Kf8 {100} 53. Ra7 {26} 53... a5 {227} 54. Ra8+ {69}
({Tras} 54. Kxe4 {mi segundo peon se moveria pronto.}) 54... Kf7 {24} 55. d7 {
10} 55... Rd2+ {63} 56. Kc6 {8} 1-0


[Event "Boris Gulko Vs. Maquinas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fritz 7"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[Source "Hernández"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.27"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 {The French defence is a great weapon against computers,
because it allows humans to achieve closed positions in which they can
demonstrate their superior strategic understanding. The electronic opponent is
unable to use its incredible tactical skills. La Defensa Francesa es una gran
arma contra los ordenadores porque permite a los humanos lograr posiciones
cerradas en las que demostrar sus superiores dominios estrategicos. El rival
electronico no es capaz de emplear sus increibles capacidades tacticas.} 3. Nd2
b6 {Gulko is not playing this line for the first time. No es la primera vez
que Gulko emplea esta variante.} 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c4 $1 {It is good r
the computer to open the position Para el ordenador es bueno que se abra la
posicion} (6. Bd3 c5 (6... Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. O-O c5 9. c4 Be7 10. Qe2 Nc7 {
0-1 Vasiukov,E-Gulko,B/Volgodonsk 1981/MCD (42)}) 7. O-O Ba6 8. c4 cxd4 9. Re1
Bb4 10. Qa4 Be7 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Qc2 g6 13. cxd5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc5 15. Qf3 Qxd5
{1/2-1/2 Gufeld,E-Gulko,B/Volgodonsk 1981/MCD (41)}) 6... Bb7 7. cxd5 Bxd5 8.
Bc4 Be7 9. Bxd5 (9. O-O c6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Ne4 a5 12. Bf4 {
1-0 Sokolov,A-Gulko,B/Moscow 1983/EXT 2002 (40)}) 9... exd5 10. Nf1 (10. Qb3
Nf8 11. Nf1 Ne6 12. Ng3 c6 13. Nf5 O-O 14. O-O Re8 15. Rd1 Nd7 16. a4 Bf8 17.
h4 {1-0 Boidman,Y-Geyer,B/Hassloch 1999/EXT 2001 (58)}) 10... Nf8 11. Ne3 Ne6
12. Qa4+ c6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nf5 Re8 15. Be3 $14 {Black has problems with the
underdeveloped queenside and the weak pawn on c6. Las negras tienen problemas
por la falta de desarrollo en el flanco de dama y el peon debil en c6.} 15...
Bf8 16. Rac1 a5 17. Rfd1 Ra7 18. Rd2 h6 19. Qd1 (19. Qb3 $5) 19... Rd7 20. Qb3
Kh7 21. Qd3 g6 22. Ng3 c5 $1 23. Nh5 c4 24. Qb1 Be7 25. Nf4 Na6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 {
Black has been able to free himself very nicely Las negras han podidoliberarse
bastante bien.} 27. h4 $5 {A pawn sacrifice! !Un sacrificio de peon!} (27. b3
Ba3 $5 28. Rcc2 c3 29. Re2 Rc7) 27... Bxh4 28. b3 b5 29. a4 bxa4 ({
Calmer is Mas tranquilo es} 29... Nc7 $5 {with the idea con idea de} 30. axb5
Nxb5 31. bxc4 Na3 32. Qb3 Nxc4 $15) 30. bxc4 Nb4 31. c5 a3 32. Qb3 a2 33. Rb2
Rf7 34. Bd2 Ref8 {Now Black has dangerous threats on the kingside. Ahora las
negras tiene peligrosas amenazas en el flanco de rey.} 35. Qe3 (35. Bxb4 $4
Rxf3 $1 36. gxf3 Qg5+ 37. Kh2 Bxf2 $1 (37... Qxc1 $19) 38. Rxf2 Rf4 $19) 35...
Kg8 $1 {Very imaginative play Un juego muy imaginativo} (35... Bg5 36. Nxg5+
Qxg5 37. Qxg5 hxg5 38. Bxb4 axb4 39. Rxa2 Rf4 $16) 36. Nxh4 (36. Qxh6 $4 Bxf2+
$1 37. Kf1 (37. Kxf2 Nd3+ 38. Kg1 Nxc1 $19) 37... Bxd4 38. Qxg6+ Rg7 39. Qxe6+
Rff7 $19) 36... Qxh4 37. Bxb4 axb4 38. Rxa2 Rf4 39. g3 Qg4 40. c6 Rxd4 41. Qxh6
b3 (41... Rc4 42. Rxc4 dxc4 43. Qxf8+ Kxf8 44. c7 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qd7 46. Ra8+ Kg7
47. c8=Q Qxc8 48. Rxc8 c3 49. Rc4 $18) (41... Rd1+ $142 42. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43. Kh2
Qh5+ 44. Qxh5 gxh5) 42. Rb2 Rd1+ 43. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44. Kh2 Qh5+ 45. Qxh5 gxh5 {
The resulting endgame is not easy to calculate when you are in time trouble.
El final resultante no es facil de calcular cuando se sufren apuros de tiempo.}
46. Kh3 Kg7 47. Rxb3 Rxf2 48. Rc3 Rf8 49. Kh4 Kg6 50. g4 hxg4 51. Kxg4 Rc8 (
51... d4 52. Rf3 Rc8 53. Rf6+ Kg7 54. Rxe6 d3 55. Kf3 $18) 52. Kf4 Rd8 53. Rc1
(53. c7 $2 Rc8 54. Ke3 Kf7 $11) 53... Ra8 54. Rg1+ (54. c7 $2 Rc8 55. Ke3 Kf7
56. Kd4 Ke7 57. Rc6 Kd7 $11) 54... Kf7 55. Ke3 Ra6 56. Rc1 Ra8 57. Kd4 $18 Ke7
58. Kc5 Ra2 59. Rg1 Rc2+ 60. Kb6 Rb2+ 61. Kc7 d4 62. Rg7+ Kf8 63. Rg4 d3 64.
Kd7 d2 65. Rd4 1-0


[Event "Boris Gulko Vs. Maquinas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.03.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Fritz 7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[Source "Hernández"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.27"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bb2 b6
9. Nc3 Bb7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. d4 cxd4 (13... Rac8 14.
dxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bxc5 16. Nd7 Rfd8 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Ba3 {
1-0 Hartoch,R-Winants,L/Rotterdam 1990/EXT 2002 (55)}) 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxd4
$146 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 e5 17. Bb2 Qe6 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. Rac1 Bc5 20. Rfd1 e4 21. Rd2
Rxd2 22. Qxd2 Re8 23. Rd1 f6 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Re7 26. Rd8+ (26. Rxe7 Bxe7
27. Bd4 $11) 26... Kf7 27. Bd4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 f5 29. h3 g6 30. g4 Kf6 31. Kg3
Ke5 32. Rd8 Rc7 33. Re8+ Kf6 34. Ra8 Rd7 35. b4 fxg4 36. hxg4 Ke5 37. a4 Kd5
38. Rc8 Rf7 39. Rd8+ Ke6 40. a5 bxa5 41. bxa5 Ke5 42. Rb8 a6 43. Ra8 Rf6 44. g5
Rf3+ 45. Kg4 Rxf2 46. Rxa6 Rg2+ 47. Kh4 Rh2+ 48. Kg4 Ra2 49. Ra8 Rg2+ 50. Kh3
Ra2 51. Kg4 Rg2+ 52. Kh3 Ra2 53. Kg4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Boris Gulko Vs. Maquinas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.03.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Comp Hiarcs 8"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Schulz,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[Source "Hernández"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.27"]

1. e4 d6 {So far Boris Gulko played the French defense with 1 here. and showed
last in the portion against junior that he has thereby the Maschinchen under
check. It witnesses from courage and human enterprise spirit that it tries
something new here. Bisher spielte Boris Gulko hier die Franzoesische
Verteidigung mit 1. ..e6 und hat zuletzt in der Partie gegen Junior gezeigt,
dass er damit die Maschinchen unter Kontrolle hat. Es zeugt von Mut und
menschlichem Unternehmensgeist, dass er hier etwas Neues probiert. Hasta ahora
Boris Gulko siempre habia jugado la Defensa Francesa y habia demostrado que
podia mantener a las maquinas bajo control con ella. Atenstiguan su coraje y
espiritu emprendedor que quiera probar algo nuevo ahora.} 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6
4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c5 $5 ({
Sees more frequent one Haeufiger sieht man Se con mas frecuencia} 6... Bg4) (
6... c6) 7. d5 Na6 8. Re1 ({White has here a large selection. Weiss hat hier
eine grosse Auswahl. Las blancas tienen aqui muchas opciones} 8. Nd2) (8. Bc4)
(8. h3) 8... Nc7 9. Bf4 b6 (9... b5 $1 10. Nxb5 (10. Bxb5 $2 Nh5) 10... Nxe4
11. Nxc7 Qxc7 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. Rb1 Re8 14. h3 a5 $10) 10. Qd2 Re8 $6 {Incomprehe
nsibly it a course. The field e8 would have to remain free for a Springer. Ein
unverstaendlich er Zug. Das Feld e8 muesste fuer einen Springer frei bleiben.
Jugada incomprensible. La casilla e8 deberia dejarse libre para el caballo.}
11. a4 Bb7 (11... Ba6 $5) 12. Bc4 {Thematically. The white figure list works
very harmoniously, while the black figures obstruct themselves mutually.
Thematisch. Die weisse Figurenaufstellung wirkt sehr harmonisch, waehrend die
schwarzen Figuren sich gegenseitig behindern. Tematico. Las piezas blancas
trabajan en armonia mientras que las negras se estorban unas a otras.} 12... a6
13. Ra3 Rb8 14. Rb3 $1 {An annoying course, which does not only make b6-b5
more difficult, but also pushes still further black figures the offside. Ein
laestige Zug, der nicht nur b6-b5 erschwert, sondern auch noch weitere
schwarze Figuren ins Abseits draengt. Una jugada que molesta, pues no solo
hace b6-b5 mas dificil sino que tambien pone en fuera de juego aun mas a las
piezas negras.} 14... Ba8 15. e5 $1 {
Planned by long hand. Von langer Hand geplant. Planeado a largo plazo} 15...
Nh5 (15... dxe5 16. Bxe5 {and black has few play possibilities. und Schwarz
hat wenig Spielmoeglichkeiten. y las negras tienen pocas oportunidades de
juego}) 16. Bh6 f5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 (17... Nxg7 {und y} 18. Qh6 -- 19. Ng5 {
is deadly. ist toedlich. es definitivo}) 18. Ng5 (18. Ng5 -- {
mit der Idee con idea de} 19. Bxa6 Nxa6 20. Ne6+ $18) 18... h6 19. exd6 exd6
20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Ne6+ $1 (21. Nf3 $2 b5 $11) 21... Nxe6 22. dxe6 Qd8 23. Bxa6
d5 24. a5 $1 {If one is against a machine only once in the hintertreffen, the
following impacts come pityless and hard. Ist man gegen eine Maschine erst
einmal im Hintertreffen, kommen die folgenden Schlaege erbarmungslos und hart.
Cuando uno se enfrenta a una maquina y esta entra llega a nuestra retaguardia,
los siguientes golpes caen con dureza y sin piedad} 24... Qd6 (24... d4 25. Na4
Bd5 26. Rxb6 Rxb6 27. Nxb6 Bxe6 28. c3 $18) 25. Na4 Nf6 (25... Qxe6 26. Rxb6
Rxb6 27. Nxb6 Bc6 28. Qc3+ $18) 26. Rxb6 Rxb6 27. Nxb6 Qxe6 28. Qe2 Qxe2 29.
Bxe2 Bc6 30. Bf3 (30. Bf3 -- 31. c4 $140) 30... Bb7 31. c4 Ba6 32. Bxd5 Nxd5
33. cxd5 Bb5 34. Na8 (34. Na8 Bd7 35. a6 Bc8 36. a7 Bb7 37. Nc7 $18) 1-0


[Event "Boris Gulko Vs. Maquinas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Hiarcs8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[Source "Hernández"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.27"]

{A22: Apertura Inglesa: 1... e5 2.Cc3 Cf6} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5
Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Be7 7. Nf3 (7. Rb1 O-O 8. Rxb7 Bxb7 9. Bxb7 Nd7 10.
Bxa8 Qxa8 11. Nf3 e4 12. Nd4 Bf6 13. O-O c5 14. Nc2 Qd5 15. a3 Qh5 16. f4 Rd8
17. Ne3 Nb6 18. Qe1 c4 19. Qf2 Be7 20. g4 Qb5 21. Qg2 Bc5 {
Lund,D-Gillani,T/London 1994/EXT 98/0-1 (37)}) 7... Nc6 (7... Nd7 8. O-O O-O 9.
d4 Bf6 10. e4 c6 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Be3 Nb6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. f4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4
16. Rf2 exf4 17. gxf4 Qd7 18. f5 Rfe8 19. Rf3 c5 20. e5 Be7 21. Rh3 g6 22. e6 {
Ramon,V-Sanchez,A/San Felipe 1999/EXT 2000/1-0 (36)}) 8. O-O Be6 $146 (8... O-O
9. Qc2 (9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Be6 11. e3 Qd7 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Bd2 Bh3 14. Bh1
Rfe8 15. Qb3 b6 16. Rac1 Be6 17. Qa4 Ne5 18. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxd7 20. Rxc7
a5 21. Rb1 Bd6 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Bc6 Rdd8 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxb6 Bc7 26. Ra6 {
1-0 Surlan,D-Stephenson,G/London,Canada 1994/EXT 2001 (26)}) 9... f5 10. d3 Kh8
11. a4 a5 12. Ba3 Rb8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rab1 b6 15. Rb2 {
1/2-1/2 Kropp,J-Holzberg,G/Germany 1993/EXT 2000 (15)}) 9. d4 e4 10. Ne1 f5 11.
f3 exf3 12. Bxf3 O-O 13. Ng2 Na5 14. d5 Bd7 15. Qd3 Bc5+ 16. Be3 Bxe3+ 17. Nxe3
Qe7 18. Qd4 Rae8 19. Ng2 b6 20. Rae1 Nb7 21. e4 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Qc5 23. Nf4 Rxe4
24. Bxe4 Qxd4+ 25. cxd4 Bb5 26. Rc1 Nd6 27. Bc2 Bc4 28. Bb3 b5 29. Ne6 Rc8 30.
Bxc4 bxc4 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Ke3 c6 33. Rf1+ Ke7 34. Nxg7 cxd5 35. Nf5+ Nxf5+ 36.
Rxf5 Ke6 37. Re5+ Kd6 38. Kd2 c3+ 39. Kc2 Rc4 40. Rh5 Rxd4 41. Kxc3 Rc4+ 42.
Kd3 Ra4 43. Rxh7 a5 44. h4 Rxa2 45. g4 Ra3+ 46. Kc2 Rg3 47. g5 a4 48. Ra7 Rg2+
1/2-1/2



>>
>>http://chessprogramming.org/cccsearch/ccc.php?art_id=223639
>>
>>Computers give a big + for white !!!
>>
>>
>>[Event "?"]
>>[Site "?"]
>>[Date "2002.04.14"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "GM Smirin"]
>>[Black "Deep Shredder"]
>>[Result "*"]
>>[ECO "A22"]
>>[Annotator "Frederic"]
>>[PlyCount "46"]
>>
>>1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 d6 7. Ne2 Bg4
>
>Here white is already a little better. More importantly this position is not
>good for the black player as the program quite often does not know what to do.
>Black could have played a better opening...sorry but cannot tell which one...
>
>>8. f3 Be6 9. d3!
>
>(this move is not particulary good, but it is good because it is closing the
>black pieces and brings to positions where the computers do not play well in
>general).
>
> {Time: 57:13 - 57:13} 9... c5?
>
>(A typical mistake. Black should complete the development first and then pushes
>pawns).
>
>>{Jeremia: The open b-line is good for White}
>
>I agree.
>
>>10. O-O h6 11. h3 a6 12. a4 {>Dual Pentium Intel 1 GHz 750 MB RAM. Time 53:07 - 55:32} 12... b6 ?
>
>White is better at least half a pawn, but it reality more since the opponent has
>problems to play this line. Better would have been 12...Nc6, but would not have
>changed the strategic black problems.
>
>>13. f4! Nc6 14. f5 Bd7 15. g4! {Time 52:04 - 53:09} 15... Qc7
>
>The program does not feel the danger of the king side...too bad...
>
>The game is lost...there is no need to go on analysing this game.
>
>Sandro
>
>>{A typical anti-computer crush, people think} 16. Ng3 {"Smirin is going for
>>mate!" (EJ) - "Don't count Shredder out, counterplay can come in many ways"
>>(Hytnen)} 16... Na5 17. h4 Nh7 {"Smirin fumbles and drops Pocket Fritz on the
>>floor" (Longshanks) - Time 48:22 - 48:40} 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 {
>>"Hallali, oooohhhh" -- Hiarcs 8: +1.55} 19... Qb7 {
>>Fritz wants Qh5 at 11 ply. Hiarcs 8 agrees, with +2.59} 20. Be3 {
>>Time 44:19 - 44:45 Geordi: "Shredder's radar seems to be busted!"} 20... b5
>>{Tiger: 1.66 Sleepy: Smirin is kicking himself for not playing Qh5 right away.}
>>21. axb5 axb5 22. Qh5 {Siam: "Boooommm" Fritz 1.78, Hiarcs 8: 2.47} 22... bxc4
>>23. f6 {Is Shredder playing badly or Smirin brilliantly? Boris: Shredder must
>>keep its cool now. Hiarcs: +3.30! Time: 42:56 - 41:25 "Poor Shreddy" (Ognaramr)
>>Jeremia: "Go, Smirin, go, go, go!" Knallo: Think of it as a win for humanity!
>>Smirin has left the board. Black is down ot 33 minutes.} 23... Rfc8 *
>>
>>Chessbase should give you a contract to announce all the Humans vs Computers
>>matches. I have to admit it, you are GREAT!!!!!
>>
>>Pichard



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